SZ-12 equipped with a 24x (25-600mm) wide-angle optical zoom lens. The ultra long zoom gets you amazingly close to the action while the 25mm wide-angle lens lets you capture group shots and breathtaking panoramas. This powerful lens is also ideal for defocusing the background to create professional looking images with an undistorted foreground subject and intentional background blur.

The Dual Image Stabilization combines Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds so that you can capture crisp, clear images even when you use the zoom lens at its maximum zoom setting, or in low light.

A simple, one-touch button allows you to record videos with amazing clarity in 720p high-definition, right from your SZ-12 camera. HDMI output and control makes playing back videos on your HD television a breeze.

The HD movie recording function is supported by Multi-motion movie image stabilization which compensates for camera shake - even that produced by respiration or walking.

Express your creativity with up to 12 special effects for your photos & HD movies. Olympus' Magic Art Filters infuse familiar scenes with new and unexpected moods ranging from the exciting to the serene and from the whimsical to the mysterious. Choose from Pop Art, Pin Hole, Drawing, Fish Eye, Soft Focus, Punk, Watercolor, Miniature, Sparkle, Reflection, Dramatic and Fragmented.